Kids Cricket

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Kids Cricket

We never played with the “Elbee” law in place and I’ve only ever been given out once LBW - it was in a “proper” match when I was twelve or thirteen and I hobbled off in agony because I’d been in the balls.

[blue matt]

Re: Kids Cricket

That sounds like Dynamos Cricket for 8-11 year olds.

Lots of clubs in England and Wales run it. We have over 30 children that attend on a Friday night. Which for a small valleys village side is good going. I know Cardiff have 100s of children in their systems.

I know when we start we have lots of children asking what sport is this? and have next to no knowledge of it. So i dont think kids these days are going out and playing off their own back, i would imagine this is a case of lack of TV coverage.

in my experience the kids enjoy the game when they are playing it.

that's the one, Dynamos

the younger lot are " Allstars cricket "

I still call it Kwikcricket from about 10 years ago

[poc]

Re: Kids Cricket

i remember one 18 over midweek game when you umpired your own innings my dad was umpire and i was one of the last wicket pair at the non strikers end needing 2 to win the bowler called for lbw it did look out mind and my dad put his finger up and said thats out stephen only for his bat to come hurtling down the wicket shouting you baldy c**t

[splott parker]

Re: Kids Cricket

i remember one 18 over midweek game when you umpired your own innings my dad was umpire and i was one of the last wicket pair at the non strikers end needing 2 to win the bowler called for lbw it did look out mind and my dad put his finger up and said thats out stephen only for his bat to come hurtling down the wicket shouting you baldy c**t

I was batting in the midweek league, the 18 over slash, two of your team umpiring. Anyway the ball raps me on the pads, big shout of howzat goes up but not from the bowler, it was from the umpire, who was one of our bowlers and just couldn’t help himself. The bowler then turns and rather meekly says ‘Howzat’ and ‘our bowler/umpire’ says not out. The wicket keeper comes up to me and says it was never out, it was going down leg. What a fair bunch of chaps Old Monktonians were ��

[Ivortheengine]

Re: Kids Cricket

We used to chalk the wickets on the wall outside our house.We used to use a tennis ball in those days.You knew you were bowled out ,as there would be chalk on the ball. No arguing with that.